Aux Connect

Awards

All the winners from The Aux Awards 2022

We are so happy to have shared our inaugral Aux Awards with the world and to have truly celebrated the independent spirit of the music industry.

Music Industry

The Aux Awards 2022 - Nominee Playlist

We've made a stonking Spotify playlist complete with tracks by all of our artist nominess from the Aux Awards 2022.

Audio Effects

In the Mix: How to Sound Like a Pro at Home

If you want to make your music sound great and don't want to hire professionals to help you out, it's necessary for you to mix music the right way.

News

The Aux Changelog - Latest Features and Fixes as of 23 March 2022

Welcome welcome. The Aux tech team has a new update today, this one is focused more on bug fixes and preparation for our Desktop app Beta. Take a scroll down this post and log back in to check what's changed since you were last with us.

News

Voting Closed for Aux Awards 2022 - Get ceremony tickets!

Times up, votes are now closed and wow what a response we've had! Get your tickets now for the live stream.

News

The Aux Changelog - Latest Features as of 1 March 2022

This week the tech team has been on a bug-squashing mission, working through issues with folder uploading and project sharing as well as adding a new account page.

Tools and Tips

Arranging, Writing Lyrics & Finding Inspiration: 8 Tips for Songwriters

There are very few industries as competitive as composing and arranging music. Read on to learn more about writing song lyrics and every other tip for writing amazing music!

Tools and Tips

Calling All Creatives: The Top 5 Music Production Degrees in the UK

Music production is a hugely popular industry in the United Kingdom, with roughly 128,000 people working as a music producer or in the music sector. And, that number is growing all the time.

Awards

The Aux Awards 2022 - voting open now

With the Aux Awards, we aim to celebrate and reward the independent artists, bands, producers and businesses that represent the future of the music industry. The nominees are locked in but the winners will be totally fan-voted. The event will take place on the 30th of March at 7PM.

App

The Aux Changelog - Latest Features as of 10 February 2022

Today's update is a big one, the first update on the path to deeper integration with your must production workflow. Take a scroll down this post and log back in [https://aux.app/signup] to check what's changed since you were last with us. Before we

Ben unboxes NY:LON award.

Take a look at Ben, Aux's founder, opening our award from Music Ally and Music Business Association! We were lucky enough to win the award in the Start-Up Showcase category at the recent NY:LON Connect. NY:LON Connect is a virtual music industry summit hosted by Music

Live

The Music Industry - Post Covid-19 and a Music Degree

We all know that getting started in the music industry currently is difficult. New addition to the team Chloe Brown gives an insight into her experience as a recent music graduate trying to navigate the ever changing industry.

Recommendations

When It Comes Around: Why Emo Is Back.

Last week an arrow was expertly shot into the bleeding hearts of millennials around the globe with the announcement of ‘When We Were Young Fest’. Boasting a line up greebo rockers, pop-punk pioneers and hardcore headbangers, the festival’s poster took the internet by storm.

Aux wins NY:LON Connect 2022 Startup Showcase Award

We are beyond thrilled to announce that we have taken home the 'Startup Showcase Award' at this years NY:LON Connect, hosted by Music Ally and the Music Business Association. Ben, our founder, appeared on stream to accept the award on Friday evening last week. Watch our winning

App

The Aux Changelog - Latest Features as of 21 January 2022

Here we go again; feature time! We're working towards something big, keep your eyes on the next few changelogs for updates.

Recommendations

Aux have partnered with Tape Notes

We are absolutely thrilled to be partnering with Tape Notes, one of the best music podcasts out there, for a chance to tell the Aux story to their fantastic listener base.

Music Industry

What's the story? (Mixtape glory): Why presentation matters

It’s no secret that the landscape for musicians has changed dramatically. When you compare it to twenty-plus years ago, where physical releases reigned supreme, and all anybody wanted was their MTV, it's a different game entirely.

Changelog

The Aux Changelog - Latest Features as of 12 January 2022

Happy New Year! (a bit late?). Well, while recovering from our home-holiday-celebrations, the Aux Team has been super busy working through our list of bugs and features to set up for a full year of exciting feature releases to come.

Tools and Tips

The Best Music Lessons on YouTube

YouTube is a a go to resource for myself for a whole plethora of questions that I need answered in daily life, turns out it's also a great place to learn music.

Music Creation

Creator Diaries: Part 3 - How I Make Music

In this blog series, I want to share my experiences of creating music as a young, new musician. The series will track the process of creating my first song from conception to release.

Updates

Aux featured in The IMI's 2021 retrospective.

Before the year was out, Ben was interviewed by the good folks over at The Independent Music Insider about what 2021 looked like for Aux and what we've got to look forward to in this new year.

News

A Year With Aux: 2021 In Review

2021 has obviously been a huge year for us here at Aux. We thought we'd take this opportunity to take a look back at what we've done, our biggest achievements and a little look at what's to come in 2022!

Music Industry

Music podcasts you should be listening to. (Part 2)

While there seems to be a limitless amount of content out there, especially after a year of lockdown, I’ve tried my best to pick out some of my favourite music-based podcasts.

songwriting

Creator Diaries: Part 2 - How I Write Music

As the second post in this creator diaries series, I’d like to discuss my approach to songwriting and how I conceived of and wrote my first song, "MK8 Love".

News

The Aux Changelog - Latest Features as of 13 December 2021

It's been just two weeks since we launched the Aux Beta and the Aux tech team has been busy listening to feedback, fixing bugs and starting new features.